Fayette County, OH has a population of 28,769 people with a median age of 41.1 and a median household income of $40,503. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Fayette County, OH declined from 28,875 to 28,769, a -0.37% decrease and its median household income declined from $40,576 to $40,503, a -0.18% decrease.

The population of Fayette County, OH is 93.3%White, 2.08%Two+, and 1.93%Black. 3.18% of the people in Fayette County, OH speak a non-English language, and 98.9% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fayette County, OH are Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District, with 290 graduates, Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus, with 139 graduates, and Daymar College-Chillicothe, with 21 graduates.

The median property value in Fayette County, OH is $107,400, and the homeownership rate is 60.1%. Most people in Fayette County, OH commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayette County, OH is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fayette County, OH is $40,503. Males in Fayette County, OH have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $42,102. The income inequality of Fayette County, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.45 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Fayette County, OH have a median annual income of $40,503, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Fayette County, OH compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the county of Fayette County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Black or African American$59,937±$44,314

2.White$39,759±$3,740

3.Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander$26,433±$0

In 2015 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH workers was Black or African American. These workers were paid 1.51 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2015, the income inequality in Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 11.9% growth from 2014 to 2015, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Fayette County, OH was Census Tract 258 with a value of $54,479, followed by Census Tract 264 and Census Tract 259, with respective values of $50,975 and $43,750.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Fayette County, OH colored by their Median Household Income.

18.4% of the population in Fayette County, OH (28,105 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Male < 5 and then Male 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fayette County, OH is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Two or more races.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Fayette County, OH grew at a rate of 0.6%, from 12,311 employees to 12,385 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayette County, OH, are Manufacturing, Retail trade, and Healthcare & Social Assistance. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayette County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Fayette County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Fayette County, OH. In Fayette County, OH the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 38 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,711. Mahoning County, OH has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Ohio.

The closest comparable data for the county of Fayette County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH.

6-17

Male Majority

6-17

Female Majority

Fayette County, OH residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Ohio. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Fayette County, OH were $9,711 in 2014, but $10,261 in 2013. These numbers represent a -5.36% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Fayette County, OH are $$123 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Fayette County, OH compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Fayette County, OH between the ages of 65 and 75 had 185 eye exams, 262 hemoglobin tests, and 237 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 157 women in Fayette County, OH between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 82 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Vinton County, OH has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 17%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a 32.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Scioto County, OH has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 24.5%, the highest value of any county in Ohio. This represents a -2% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 25%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Mahoning County, OH has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 9.8, the highest rate of any county in Ohio. This represents a -22.22% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 12.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in Ohio colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Fayette County, OH is home to a population of 28,769 people, from which 98.9% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Fayette County, OH is composed of 26,849White residents (93.3%), 598Two+ residents (2.08%), 554Black residents (1.93%), 526Hispanic residents (1.83%), and 186Asian residents (0.65%). The most common foreign languages in Fayette County, OH are Spanish (449 speakers), Other West Germanic (93 speakers), and Other Indic (70 speakers), but compared to other places, Fayette County, OH has a relative high number of Other West Germanic (93 speakers), Other Pacific Island (53 speakers), and Other Indic (70 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Fayette County, OH was 41.1. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 41.2, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 35.6. But people in Fayette County, OH are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Fayette County, OH residents was 40.6.

As of 2015, 98.9% of Fayette County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Fayette County, OH was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fayette County, OH compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 44.9 times more White residents (26,849 people) in Fayette County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 598Two+ and 554Black residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Fayette County, OH as a share of the total population.

858 of Fayette County, OH citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Fayette County, OH was Spanish. 1.56% of the overall population of Fayette County, OH are native Spanish speakers. 0.32% speak Other West Germanic and 0.24% speak Other Indic, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Fayette County, OH has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other West Germanic speakers. In 2015, there were 93 native Other West Germanic speakers living in Fayette County, OH, approximately 3.32 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

The closest comparable data for the county of Fayette County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH.

Largest Universities by Graduates

1.Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District290 graduates

2.Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus139 graduates

3.Daymar College-Chillicothe21 graduates

$5,060

Median In-State Public

In 2015, the Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District with 290 graduates.

Most students in Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH are graduating from Public, less-than 2-year institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

The closest comparable data for the county of Fayette County, OH is from the public use microdata area of Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White429

2.Black or African American7

3.Two or more races5

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH were White. These 429 graduates mean that there were 61.3 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 7 graduates.

The median property value in Fayette County, OH is $107,400, which is 0.55 times smaller than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value decreased from $107,800 to $107,400, a -0.37% increase. The homeownership rate of Fayette County, OH is 60.1%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Fayette County, OH have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Fayette County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$40,503

Median Household Income

±$2,039

11,589

Number of Households

±204

In 2015, the median household income of the 11,589 households in Fayette County, OH declined to $40,503 from the previous year's value of $40,576.

The following chart displays the households in Fayette County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60-$75k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Fayette County, OH declined to $107,400 from the previous year's value of $107,800.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Fayette County, OH compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fayette County, OH the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Fayette County, OH distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fayette County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Fayette County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fayette County, OH have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Fayette County, OH have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 1.63% of the workforce in Fayette County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Fayette County, OH compared to its parent geographies.